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Lightspeed appoints Vivek Gambhir, Kevin Aluwi as venture partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners has appointed Vivek Gambhir and Kevin Aluwi as venture partners to expand its focus on India and Southeast Asia.With more than 30 years of experience, Gambhir has served as the chief executive of Godrej Consumer Products, where he spearheaded the home and personal care company. He also served as the chief strategy officer of the Godrej Group. In his last role, Gambhir was the CEO of audio products and wearables brand boAt.Kevin Aluwi was the CEO of Indonesian on-demand food and transportation service Gojek. At Lightspeed Venture Partners, he is expected to help founders across marketing, product and scale.Lightspeed has invested in about 100 companies in India and Southeast Asia, In April last year, it had raised USD 500 million for its fourth India and Southeast Asia fund. Prior to that, it had raised USD 275 million as part of its third India fund in 2020.
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